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Group of Azerbaijani peacekeepers return from Afghanistan

22 January 2016 10:32 (UTC+04:00)
Group of Azerbaijani peacekeepers return from Afghanistan

A group of 42 Azerbaijani soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan serving within the NATO-led "Resolute Support" mission launched in Afghanistan in January 2015 returned to Baku on a rotating basis.

According to the Defense Ministry, Azerbaijani armed forces started their peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan on November 20, 2002.

Currently, 94 servicemen, 2 medical officers and 2 sappers of Azerbaijani armed forces are involved in peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan.

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